St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-14
AT HAYMARLET SQUARE.
The Procession Passes the Scene
of the Bomb Throwing.

of the Bomb Throwing.
CHICAGO, Nov. 13.-The most strik-
ing view of the procession was obtained
at the corner of Lake and Desplaines
streets, for it brought so vividly to
mind the scenes of May 4, 1856, when
the bomb was thrown. 1t was just As
o'clock when the head of the lines
reached the spot. At the corner is the
saloon and hall of Charles Zepf, the
anarchist. 1t was to this saloon that
Parsons took his wife and children after
he had finished his speech at the Hay
market and where they sat when the
bomb was thrown. Two hundred feet
south of the corner was the place where
stood the wagon from which Spies and
his comrades delivered their harangueS
and counseled the throttling of the law.
And here, too, was the alley from
which the kissing and fatal bomb was
hurled into the ranks of the police. A
little further south is the spot
where the missile fell and did
such awful destruction. Was it by
accident or design that the parade
wound around this historic corner?
was a question asked by hundreds.
And the line of march took the march
ing army of sympathiZers directly past
Grief's hall, in the basement of which a
group of anarchists used to hold nightly
conference, and instruct one another i'll
the use of dynamite, and practice the
manual of arms. At the hour above
mentioned, the first line of men could
be seen crossing the DeSplaineS street
viaduct, where in 1878 a bloody fight
took place between the police and the
railroad strikers. There was no advance
guard of police. Chief Marshal Charles
Hepp, with two aids, led the way.
THEY WORE NO RED,
but simple black clothes and Grape on
their arms. Then came a brilliantly
dressed corps of musicians, in the col
OrS of the German army, and on their
heads were spiked helmets. 1t was
strange scene. The band master car
ried a sword in his hand and bore a
striking resemblance to King William
of Prussia. As this band passed Zepf'S
hall, which was open and filled with
drinking men, it struck up a dirge, as
did in fact every other band in the pro-
ceSSiOn, and there were at least fifteen
of them. Following the first corps of
musicians walked the defense commit
tee, the men who had charge of collect
ing the funds with. which it was hoped
to save the anarchists from their fate.
George &. Schilling led the committee
and carried in his hands floral tribute.
Following them marched eight abreast
nearly 200 members of the
Aurora Turnverein, of which August
Spies was member. The whole
society was not out, as many members
are not in sympathy with anarchy. Four
hundred of the VOrwaertS Turner So
ciety came next, wearing red badges on
their breasts. This branch of the Turn
erS is more strongly tinctured with So
cialiSm than any in the city. One nun
dred of the FOrtschritt branch came
next, and then followed the feature of
the procession. 1t was the hearSe of
August Spies. There were
NO NODDING BLACK PLUMES ON IT,
| but the top was so covered with floral
tributes that nothing else could be seen.
| Inside was the richly-cOvered caSket.
| Standing out in bold relief against the
black bTOadcloth of the coffin was
thrown a great sash of red silk. 1t was
was all the more striking because no
| flowers had been placed inside to inter
| fere with the idea of having Spies
| beloved colors shown to the pub
! lie even after his death. The
! crowds on the street corners craned
their neckS to get a glimpse of this, the
most imposing of all the hearSeS in the
pageant. Then another band wheeled
into Lake street playing a dirge. 1t
was in front of many hundred members
of the Central Labor union, the mem
berS of which are among the most eX-
treme socialists of the city. Behind
them walked the black horses which
| drew the hearSe in which lay the coffin
of Adolph Fischer, he who yelled ''Hur-
rah for anarchy at the moment he was
hanged. His hearse had not so many
| flowers on it as did that of his comrade
! Spies, but there were enough to show
| that, although he was poor man, yet
| his fellow socialists had not failed to
remember him. But for some reason
| no red silk emblem of his faith had
been thrown across the casket in which
were his remains. Then came the
funeral carriage of
ALBERT r. PARSONS.
On the box by the driver sat man
holding in his hands floral emblem of
such immense size that the inscription
of flowers, From K. of L. Assembly
No. 1907" could be seen 100 feet away.
! This is the assembly to which Parsons
belonged until it was kicked out of the
| order for its adherence to the cause of
| anarchy. For the reason that this was
| the only floral piece on or in the hearse
it attracted all the more attention.
Then there was another little thing
about Parsons coffin. Instead of a
great sash of red thrown across it there
was simple red-silk ribbon, which was
trailed carelessly from the head of the
casket to almost the center, and was
then strung along the floor of the
hearse until it wound itself into a
little heap at the foot. at is
suggestive of serpent" was the re-
mark of an onlooker. Then along came
another cohort of the Central Labor
union. builders and bakers and repre-
sentatives of all sorts of trades. Behind
these were drawn the hearses of George
Engel and Louis Lingg, the suicide,
Over both the black cOffins were the
inevitable red banners under which the
men had fought. Several floral pieces
were carried behind by stalwart men,
All through this, which may be called
the first part of the demonstration, were
interspersed the carriages containing
the relatives and few near friends OF
the dead anarchists, but the original
| programme was changed IN the hurry
and confusion of getting the line to
gether, so that the carriages of the
mourners became somewhat mixed.